McAdoo Urges Five Year Rail Control Extension
Director General McAdoo urged Congress to extend government control of railroads to January 4, 1924. He argued the period would depoliticize decisions, allow improvements, test unified control, and help determine a permanent solution, while avoiding disruptions from immediate private return. He noted the President backs the plan and warned against postwar disruption and wasteful competition.
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Washington
Congress
McAdoo
Senator Smith
South Carolina
Representative Sims
Senate
House Interstate Commerce Committees
United States
Servng
Miblic
Hylan Faced Protests Over Hearst Committee Choice
Protests against William Randolph Hearst heading the welcome home committee for New York war heroes swirled through City Hall. Mayor Hylan avoided comment, using a hidden exit to dodge reporters as resolutions resignations and letters circulated among the New York Produce Exchange and other critics.
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William Randolph Hearst
Hylan
Hearst
New York
New York Produce Exchange
C. W. Mott
The
Exchange
T. Burrows
William Kemp
Edward Burgess
Alfred Roemer
Mr. Mott
United States
Kroonland
Hearst Kien Wie
George Haven Putnam
American Rights League
William Jay
Arthur Iselin
Major Putnam
Pam
William B. Hearst
America
Atlantic
German Taxes Grow Near Opened Ruin Tale
In OPENHAGEN on December 11 Dr Kiffer the German Finance Minister warned that peace this fall would have kept imperial taxes at about 3.5 billion dollars and state taxes at 1.25 billion. He said ongoing events ruin is inevitable and a new retroactive war tax bill back to 1914 will be introduced.
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Openhagen
Kiffer
Hylan Issues Warrants Against Key BRT Officials
Mayor Hylan issued warrants charging five Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company officials with manslaughter in the Malbone Street tunnel wreck that killed ninety seven. A motorman was held on the same charge with bail set at six thousand dollars. Other officials faced ten thousand dollar bonds as hearings prepared for arraignment. A witness noted a fashionably dressed woman reacting as the mayor spoke.
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John Doe
Brighton Beach
Malbone Street
Hylan
Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company
Lewis
Public Service Commission
Timothy S. Williams
Brooklyn
Traction Dictator
John J. Dempsey
John H. Hallock
New York Consolidated Railroad Company
Hallock
W. S. Menden
Williams
B. R. T. Ines
Thomas F. Blewitt
Luciano
Edward Luciano
Adams Street
Rupprecht Plotting Return in Swiss Report
Paris dispatch says Crown Prince Rupprecht of Bavaria is in Cerne Grisons with Bavarian princes and high officials and is preparing to restore the Wittelsbachs as the Bavarian ruling house.
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Paris
Geneva
Switzerland
Rupprecht
Bavaria
Cerre
Grisons
First U.S. Men In France First To Cross Rhine
The 1st Division, first to land in France at St Nazaire in June 1917, is set to cross the Rhine at Coblenz on December 13 in a ceremonial advance with bands and flags. Commanded by Brigadier General Frank Parker, the unit has led American forces in rapid advances toward the Rhine and Moselle fronts, marking a historic milestone in World War I.
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Germany
Nancy
France
Rhine
St. Nazaire
Sibert
The
Frank Parker
Moselle
Duchy of Luxemburg
8000 Troops Return to New York Amid Welcome Home
The ships Tenadores Ascanius Calamares Adriatic and Mercy carried 8000 soldiers and sailors back to New York. Among them were 398 wounded and 1,427 men from aviation camps near Liverpool. Troops from the 165th Infantry and 77th Division were among convalescents. The Mercy endured a stormy seventeen day voyage before docking in the harbor.
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Ascanius
Calamares
Adriatic
Mercy
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Raiss
Liberty
Liverpool
France
165Th
Kroonland Returns With 1906 Soldiers From Battle Front
The American transport Kroonland arrived at Pier 4 in Hoboken yesterday carrying 1,212 soldiers, including 704 wounded, while crowds on the pier waved flags and cheered.
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Mercy
Camp Mills
Camp Merritt
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Hoboken
Wilson to address troops in Europe amid talks on peace
Paris dispatch reports President Wilson will speak to American troops in France soon, likely at the front, with plans to visit devastated districts and possibly Metz or Strasbourg. He will lunch with Poincaré, hold a Paris City Hall reception, and may visit Italy, while labor groups organize support events for his peace concept. The Brest arrival is moved up to Friday morning aboard the George Washington, with a reception pavilion to greet him and journalists aboard the Orizaba to remain after the landing. Clemenceau, returning from Alsace Lorraine, declares the redemption a life goal and thanks young Alsace Lorraine girls for their joy.
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Associated Press
Wilson
France
Europe
Metz
Strasbourg
Poincaré
Italy
Fianes
General Labor Federation
Federal Committee
Department of
Haute Loire
Marquis de Lafayette
Chavanine
Clemenceau
Brest
United States
George Washington
Azores
Quay No. 3
New York
Orizaba
M. Clemenceau
Alsace-Lorraine
Dutch Hold Wilhelm Can't Be Extradited
The Hague December 11. Premier Beerenbrück says the former German Emperor has sanctuary rights in Holland, so his return to Germany cannot be demanded. He-renbruck notes the stay is temporary and that extradition would require legal and treaty support, while not allowing influence on another country.
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Holland
Germany
Jonkheer Beerenbruck
Tower
Jonkheer Heerenbruck
Netherlands
Primier
Christmas Turkey Prices Drop Ahead of Holiday Feast
Food market expert P. Q. Roy forecasts cheaper Christmas turkeys due to good weather and light restrictions on shipments. Prices expected 42 to 45 cents a pound for small Maryland birds and 45 to 48 cents for larger birds, with ample poultry including ducks, chickens, and geese.
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Poy
Maryland
Posmislvania
Delaware
New York State
Foy
New Aero Mail Route Opens Between New York and Chicago
Postmaster General Burleson announced a new aero mail service linking New York, Cleveland, and Chicago starting December 18. Mail destined for the West will depart New York City, land at Elizabeth, then continue to Chicago. Eastbound flights will begin from Chicago. De Havilland and Curtis R-4 planes, capable of 135 mph, aim for a nine hour New York to Chicago schedule.
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Washington
New York
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Chicago
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New York City
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Elizabeth
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de Haviland
Burleson
Britain Will Not Give Up Navy Says Lloyd George
Britain's premier Lloyd George told a Bristol crowd that the Allies face a $120.3 billion war bill and that Germany should pay. he asserted the navy is defensive and must be kept, warned against conscription renewal, and argued Britain seeks full reparations while avoiding harm to itself. He cited war costs and an imperial commission on Germany’s capacity to pay, outlining a four point stance on justice and payment.
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England
Associated Press
Germany
David Lloyd George
Lloyd George
Great Britain
Waterx Wilson
Europe
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